USS Roanoke (AOR 7)

- decommissioned -

USS ROANOKE was the seventh and final ship in the WICHITA - class of replenishment oilers. Decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on October 6, 1995, ROANOKE is now berthed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Ca., awaiting final disposal.

USS ROANOKE runs aground just outside the entrance of Pearl Harbor, HI., after suffering a steering casualty. The ship rides free eight hours later and returns to port.

July 2, 1986

Long Beach, Ca.

USS ROANOKE collides with the Liberian oil tanker MINT PROSPERITY while entering the port of Long Beach in low visibility. ROANOKE sustains only minor damage to its bow and enters Naval Station Long Beach under its own power.